WhiteGiant
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- Nov 4, 2006
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Wow! It's been a year already.
And I've heard from quite a few people who've expressed interest in the latest set of Kusatsu-Training "KT" rides for this year.
Last year, we "went by the book"… as a matter of fact, it was the "Lance Armstrong, Chris Carmichael" training book – In which it says; "Train for a specific race!"
Now with the Kusatsu race being a short 13km hill-climb, with an average of 6.5%, the basic training over an 8 week period went as follows:
The first few weeks were long-ish rides (160-200km) to build up cardio-vascular "CV" strength, with at least one or two easy climbs along the way. The idea was to go as fast as possible, but also to save as much energy for the return trip.
https://tokyocycle.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=650
https://tokyocycle.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=658
The middle rides were shorter, with longer, harder climbs to develop climbing style, cadence, rhythm, and to get a feel for each person's heart-rate on each climb.
https://tokyocycle.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=668
Mikuni-Toge is also a favourite for training as it has much steeper sections, and the loop from Odawara is an even 100km, which makes it ideal.
https://tokyocycle.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=684
O-Toge, was a preliminary test-run! The race we are training for is: 13km/6.5%.
O-Toge is: 16km/8%.
If you can do O-Toge… Kusatsu is a piece o' cake!
https://tokyocycle.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=694
The Mikuni-Toge "Atsugi-loop" – 150km (LONG & STEEP)!
https://tokyocycle.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=696
One last O-Toge "time-trial" re-run was perfect to check our collective improvements over the last few weeks.
https://tokyocycle.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=709
The idea for these training rides is to start off with long rides to build up heart (CV) stamina, and then gradually increase the steepness of the hills to build up the leg muscles that are used in climbing, while at the same time, reducing the distance of the ride to a distance specific for the race at hand.
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I reckon "'09KT1" will be Phil's Chiba ride! (Either this week, or next).
'09KT2, I think will be back up in the hills of "Atami" – where we can stop for pizza at Gus Duncan's favourite place – Just down from Hakone-Toge! We'll start from Odawara, or ride out there from Tokyo.
'09KT3' will probably be Deej's "Okumusashi" – steep climb!
After that, I would like to ask TOM for suggestions for anything do-able west of Takao!
>TOM: Do you have any ideas?
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Will post after "Chiba/Sakura" for "'09KT2".
Rubber-Down!
Travis
And I've heard from quite a few people who've expressed interest in the latest set of Kusatsu-Training "KT" rides for this year.
Last year, we "went by the book"… as a matter of fact, it was the "Lance Armstrong, Chris Carmichael" training book – In which it says; "Train for a specific race!"
Now with the Kusatsu race being a short 13km hill-climb, with an average of 6.5%, the basic training over an 8 week period went as follows:
The first few weeks were long-ish rides (160-200km) to build up cardio-vascular "CV" strength, with at least one or two easy climbs along the way. The idea was to go as fast as possible, but also to save as much energy for the return trip.
https://tokyocycle.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=650
https://tokyocycle.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=658
The middle rides were shorter, with longer, harder climbs to develop climbing style, cadence, rhythm, and to get a feel for each person's heart-rate on each climb.
https://tokyocycle.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=668
Mikuni-Toge is also a favourite for training as it has much steeper sections, and the loop from Odawara is an even 100km, which makes it ideal.
https://tokyocycle.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=684
O-Toge, was a preliminary test-run! The race we are training for is: 13km/6.5%.
O-Toge is: 16km/8%.
If you can do O-Toge… Kusatsu is a piece o' cake!
https://tokyocycle.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=694
The Mikuni-Toge "Atsugi-loop" – 150km (LONG & STEEP)!
https://tokyocycle.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=696
One last O-Toge "time-trial" re-run was perfect to check our collective improvements over the last few weeks.
https://tokyocycle.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=709
The idea for these training rides is to start off with long rides to build up heart (CV) stamina, and then gradually increase the steepness of the hills to build up the leg muscles that are used in climbing, while at the same time, reducing the distance of the ride to a distance specific for the race at hand.
---------------------------------------
I reckon "'09KT1" will be Phil's Chiba ride! (Either this week, or next).
'09KT2, I think will be back up in the hills of "Atami" – where we can stop for pizza at Gus Duncan's favourite place – Just down from Hakone-Toge! We'll start from Odawara, or ride out there from Tokyo.
'09KT3' will probably be Deej's "Okumusashi" – steep climb!
After that, I would like to ask TOM for suggestions for anything do-able west of Takao!
>TOM: Do you have any ideas?
--------------------------------------
Will post after "Chiba/Sakura" for "'09KT2".
Rubber-Down!
Travis